Telegram-herald., 1887-06-12
FnANK G. cARFESrER.
HIS FIRST FRENCH easAksAsT.
a Corrssponasnt's Struggles Wit th~~
Tongue of the Ganls-
fScvc.ll (o-resDoatlencel


PAEIs. May 28.
'.Dejeunor un franc Is eentimes.7 Sign
over doorway, Rus ST. Denis Second
morning in Paris Referring 10 Suislc bock
found It meant breakfast fer one franc
flgteen centiness Concluded 70 dejerne
Went IN. Net lady behind a sort OF pulpit
LAZY talked To me- Couldn't make her cut
Shook my heal Hung out foreign dag.
Lady poiatei upstairs Place for breakfast.
Didn't want to 90 Couldn't make aLy ex-
cuse 10 get out. Had 10 so up because had
no language TO make an excuse In 70 get out.
F0ura = long taOle and forty Frenchnen al il.
Don't think an American ever stayed IN there
before. Waiter put me on a sat
No written bili Of fare. Verbal Waiter
tii the vsro business In French. Poured IL
into me Cou.dn't make out word. Waiter
waited. Looked at hin heiplessiy. alter
dii ia all over again. Caught az last at
word. nsareuSo. sOu!,v I said; @ngrengo.
Bs4l Bring rnarcago.T Waiter startel astef
marenZo. Wondered what it would be--f-f
flesh, foui--or SOUP. Turned cut some sort =
NEAT plentifuily spiced AID pieasifully
xravied Made is last 80 long as | could.
Dreaded that waiter and hss verbzi bin ot
fsre Waiter darted on ny piaec. Bore il
away before means he SHOULD. CaAbied ~
nse e<.in. Heard e weiconrs Scurd. -Porfme
de terre. Potatoes Called out: --Oui,
rnonx-hurc We. madame; portray voas pota-
toes-I rrsrn pom day tur We, We.
Founi forty Frenchzien at table eli
looking at ms and trying not e.
smile Polite nation. Very. Never Iaugh
in your face Perpetual laugh inside. See
points very quick Consisted lot, though
Think Paris the center OF universe. Nothing
but sand lots and savages outside. Waiter
brought potatoes stewed with more gravy
Very cod Made EN- last "a long Ne posi-
ba Felt very uncomfortable. Knew
wasn't orti-rinx breakfast ship shspe and
ran fashion after French style. Should have
conimsrcef with q slice Of sausage thia
as a wafer ard n sprig of cress.
Make taat last hclf ea hour One
Connections river Yaukee san sssllow
half a Frruch breakfast AZ ons moasEfnl
Fotaa ea-sn an. Waiter carae a~ain. Eove
rah1le Firgd back IA East fis35sm French.
As1sS waiter 20 repeat bis cllsarvafion Had
him tbera. Cos even. Couldn't understand
me. GsnIs 50 table startled. Unknown
tnreue 20 tben Caught AZ arosher word il
waters torrent of inteaigibiiity. Fromaxe.
Clsesee What sini, Twenty different kinds
of cheese in France Hard cheese, sofi
cheese. sa-e cheese. goats checze. c7eesy
cheese. green cheese ard cheese that ruhs Ike
raolaxses when you bust iss upper crust
Cheese and a spoonful ~ lesn. Desert. *
pecfsd g. be twenty minutes finishing & hat
according - Partisan meal rrrsftatfo1s Did
( II f,s 10 sr,irt-rsS New York tn cant reetau
raue styis tscs an - ieave. C0Dki net FRI
nv wav out Waiter I'D nc down steirS
Feund the lady hehis.d The pririt - doox.
Rakes in The cash. Paid her twenty-five
t gents Tor falf totfle II wine. as rlDch presd
- could e.s. rnarin1of, pce4sc~s stf1 cheese
Couid fsva had more II II talked Frerchy
Freaeh. Bread IN Paris at restaurant tat,l.
ruf IN h,r sbe loaf <ct IN scsas ziAets a.
wi-s as. see raise bread for The world
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